Superb lyrebird: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the superb lyrebird lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Menura novaehollandiae
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Mass	1.1 kg (male organism, adult weight); 860 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Menuridae

Where does the superb lyrebird live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the superb lyrebird in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a superb lyrebird?

Wikidata records the following for the superb lyrebird: mass 1.1 kg (male organism, adult weight); 860 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the superb lyrebird endangered?

The superb lyrebird’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the superb lyrebird?

The superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Menuridae, genus Menura. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the superb lyrebird

The superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) is an Australian passerine songbird, one of two species from the family Menuridae, with the other being the much rarer Albert's lyrebird. One of the world's largest songbirds, the superb lyrebird is renowned for its elaborate tail and courtship displays, and for its excellent mimicry. The species is endemic to Australia and is found in forest in the southeast of the country. According to David Attenborough, the superb lyrebird displays one of the most sophisticated voice skills within the animal kingdom—"the most elaborate, the most complex, and the most beautiful".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Superb lyrebird (revision 1380254305), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q757013 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).